Culture news Tintin comes to life in open-air Opera Famous boy detective Tintin has come to life on stage in a new open-air production by Opera For All. The Belgian company chose the classic 1963 comic 25/09/2015
Cinema Benoît Poelvoorde plays God in wacky Belgian satire This week in Cinema Box: ‘The Brand New Testament’ by Jaco Van Dormael, whose previous works include ‘Mr Nobody’ and ‘The Eighth Day’. In this 25/09/2015
no comment Red Cross on hand to help 'hungry' migrants More than 1,000 migrants arrived by train at the border between Hungary and Austria yesterday (September 24), after what they say was a 13-hour 25/09/2015
no comment Pope Francis salutes crowds outside US Congress Following his historic address to the US Congress, Pope Francis appeared on its balcony to salute the thousands who had come out to see 25/09/2015
USA Pope Francis prays for the victims of the Hajj tragedy They turned out in their thousands in the Big Apple to applaud Pope Francis on his first official visit as Pontiff to New York. His presence in the 25/09/2015
Saudi Arabia Hajj tragedy possibly caused by failure to follow instructions Saudi Arabia’s health ministry says a deadly stampede during the Hajj religious festival may have been caused by people failing to follow 25/09/2015
Germany Matthias Mueller expected to be named new Volkswagen CEO Volkswagen is expected to name Matthias Mueller as its new chief executive at a meeting of the car maker’s supervisory board this afternoon 25/09/2015
world news Is Europe a place where dreams can come true for refugees? The Croatian village of Opatovac has become the re-entry point into the European Union for thousands of people seeking a better life further north in 25/09/2015
USA Pope Francis begins second leg of US visit in New York Pope Francis has been welcomed to New York by throngs of people who lined the city’s Fifth Avenue. The pontiff made his way down the famous artery 25/09/2015
Germany German states to receive more funds to cope with migrant crisis The German government has agreed to give its 16 states a total of around 4 billion euros next year to help them deal with the increased number of 25/09/2015
